"Maize farming had been my business for 5 years but due to crop diseases that emerged and unpredictable weather pattern, I had to quit farming and I had to depend on casual labor. This is where my problems started because my wife of 2 years left me because I couldn't provide for the family anymore and my dream of owning a bigger house was shuttered. I am currently living in a small flat roof house which provides a space enough for 1 person. The casual jobs that I do can only fetch me an average of $0.80 a day which cannot meet all my needs. I usually wonder what I would have done to feed my family if my wife was still living with me."

"I struggle to find food for my household. Considering that we didn't harvest well this year, we have to buy food every day. This is a challenge because making money is also a problem here. I go out to look for work to make ends meet. I am divorced and pregnant and sometimes I'm weak or sick and can't go to source money. That means there won't be food in my home."

"The biggest challenge is surviving every day. I have to go out to find casual work to make money. I take farming jobs and use that money to buy food and other resources needed at my house. There's no stability and that puts pressure on me being the only parent since I am divorced."

"We struggle to find work to help is earn money for food and other basic needs. I get firewood and sell for money. My husband weaves mats and sells for money. These are not stable business and don't bring in enough money to sustain us. With the high prices of food and other commodities, we are often left in lack."

"The challenge I'm facing are lack of good housing and food. My house is small and I had to beg for accommodation for my oldest son at my mothers house since he's old and I can't share a room with him. There's no food in the house because farming yields nothing and I rely on casual labour. Sometimes there is no work and that means no food in my house."

"In the coming years I hope to get business that will sustain my children in school and to also build my house because it's only one room my children and I are living in."

"Throughout my entire life, I have been living in one bedroom mud-and-stick house with a thatch roof. I always dream of having a spacious concrete house that will last for many years, even after I'm gone. Living in a mud and sticks house is embarrassing for my family and me. During the rainy season, we feel very uncomfortable at night to sleep, because when the thatch roof gets old water starts to trickle down and it makes our mattress wet, Sometimes my family and I developed cool. I intend to use the money to build a concrete and spacious house that is long-lasting. I will also use some of the money to start a business to support my family."

"I have been making farms since 2018, the farm work is hard Labor work. Besides, I have five kids, and the money I achieve from the farm is not enough to send my five kids to school. However, the school that is in the town doesn't have qualified teachers. I want my children to attend a private school to attain a higher quality education. Seeing my children be enrolled in school to fulfill their ambition makes me feel proud and that has been my desire."

"For more than 15 years, my 3 children and I have been living in a house made of mud and sticks with a thatch roof. However, I make a farm but the money I earn from the farm is what I use for food. We don't have money to build a house with a zinc roof I intend to use the money to build a spacious concrete house with a zinc roof that will last for many years to come even after I'm gone."

"While in the field grazing my goats, I received a message on my phone, and if I can recall it was around some minutes past noon. Since I do not know how to read, I did not bother checking. Unfortunately, I forgot about the message till the next day when my daughter-in-law took my phone to check on time when she saw the message icon. She checked to find out what kind of a message it was only her eyes reflected a huge figure of $550 which was sent to the account by GiveDirectly and she immediately informed me of the same. I jumped up and down while ululating in happiness for receiving a huge amount of money in my old age."